BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday stressed the need to ensure merit-based evaluation to take Bangladesh forward, saying a system driven by public pressure and influence must not be allowed to replace meritocracy. “Bangladesh must also ensure meritocracy or merit-based evaluation to move forward. Mobocracy, or a system driven by public pressure and influence instead of merit, ...

Five people died with measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, while 1,170 new suspected and confirmed cases were reported during the period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said this in a press release issued by its control room on Friday. According to the release, 1,170 people were identified with measles symptoms in the past ...

Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. Wednesday’s catastrophic flood caused by a glacier collapse killed 547 people in Nepal and five in China’s Tibet, with almost 1,000 more missing in the two countries. ...

The world economy is projected to exceed USD$150 trillion by 2030, with significant growth coming from emerging markets in Asia. A report by Visual Capitalist based on forecasts from the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook showed countries’ projected nominal gross domestic product (GDP) in 2030. The three largest national economies in 2030 are projected to be the same as ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has urged young lawyers to focus on developing professional skills rather than running after money to succeed in the legal profession. “Instead of trying to become rich quickly through corruption or shortcuts, you should build yourselves as ideal lawyers through merit, honesty, morality and hard work,” he said. The minister was addressing ...

Bangladesh and China have stressed the importance of strengthening their joint partnership in education, technical training and skills development, with Prime Minister’s Education Adviser Mahdi Amin saying deeper cooperation could take diplomatic relations between the two countries to a new height. Speaking at the China-Bangladesh Education Exchange Conference at Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University on Friday, Mahdi Amin said ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday called upon officials and employees of Bangabhaban to discharge their duties with sincerity, integrity and professionalism. Addressing a special durbar at Bangabhaban, the President said he has resigned from all political positions before assuming the office of the President and has now become a completely non-partisan person. “You know that I resigned from ...

A chaotic scene erupted in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday when opposition lawmakers voiced strong protests against Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed’s response to a query raised by Cumilla-4 Member of Parliament Hasnat Abdullah. The uproar occurred during the scheduled question-and-answer segment of the parliamentary session. Addressing the assembly, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed stated that he could not grasp the nature ...

A sudden flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district has killed at least 22 people, while several others, including 108 Indians, are reportedly missing. The flood has also caused extensive damage in the affected areas, prompting precautionary measures in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, which border Nepal. Several major rivers flow from Nepal into Bihar, including the Gandak River, also known as the ...

The draw for the league phase of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League will take place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco today (Thursday). The draw is scheduled to begin at 10:00pm Bangladesh time, with European football’s biggest clubs set to discover their opponents for the new season. The qualifying play-offs concluded last night, completing the 36-team lineup for the league ...